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which fpoils both tafte and colour. [Tab. 

 ariii. f. 6.] 



Padre Jutchong is the bed tea that can be 

 drunk: for even the bed Rujjia tea, which 

 comes by land by carravans to Ruffia, is not 

 better in tafte or (cent. The leaves of this 

 tea are large, yellowifli, not rolled up,. but 

 expanded ; and packed up in papers of half 

 a pound each, like tobacco. If it is not taken 

 great care of at fea, it is much altered for the 

 worfe. 



Lint-kisam is a fort of tea which hath nar- 

 row rough leaves, and foot-ftalks. It is fel- 

 dom ufed by itfelf, but mixed with other forts, 

 The Chinefe can turn Congo into Pecko, if to 

 the firft they add fome Lin-kifanu This may 

 be compared with with what Kampfer men- 

 tions about the word Zafanqua s. [Tab. xiii. 

 f-7-] 



8 Amam. p. 853. " Zafanqua is a Iefs fort of Tfubadi,. 

 " has a fimple flower, with five petals, many fikments, 

 " and a pear-like fruit, with three grain?, of the fize of a, 

 '* Fiji achio Kernel; the grains are white and globofe j the 

 " leaves are prepared and mixed wish tea, to give it a fine 

 ft faell." 



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